An eleven year old was removed from his Middle School because he carries the genetic mutations for cystic fibrosis. This isn’t being done to protect his health, but rather, the health of other students who have cystic fibrosis. There are other options that the school board could have taken before removing the boy from his school. This is a strange story. An eleven year old boy was attending Jordan Middle School in Palo Alto, California. He carries the genetic mutations for cystic fibrosis. However, he doesn’t actually have the disease. He is healthy, and has none of the symptoms that … Continue reading →

A three year old girl named Amelia has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. She also needs a kidney transplant. Her mother claims that a doctor has denied her daughter’s transplant specifically because her daughter is developmentally delayed. This has created a ton of controversy across the internet. Chrissy Rivera is a mother of three children. She has two sons who are healthy. She also has a three year old daughter, named Amelia, who has Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. This is a chromosomal disorder that is caused by a partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4. It is something that an infant is born … Continue reading →

An elementary school in Connecticut has been using what are being referred to as “scream rooms” as a means of disciplining students who have special needs. Needless to say, parents are outraged. There is the potential that your child’s school is using something similar, without directly informing parents about it. Farm Hill School is a public elementary school that is run by the Area Cooperative Regional Education Services in North Haven, Connecticut. They have been using a controversial form of discipline with students who have special needs. They are using what is technically called a “seclusion room”, which is allowed … Continue reading →